Eklavya: The Royal Guard
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Produced by |
Vidhu Vinod Chopra Abhijat Joshi |
| Screenplay by |
Abhijat Joshi Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Starring |
Amitabh Bachchan Sharmila Tagore Sanjay Dutt Saif Ali Khan Vidya Balan Raima Sen Jackie Shroff Jimmy Shergill Boman Irani |
| Music by | Shantanu Moitra |
| Cinematography | Natarajan Subramaniam |
| Edited by | Rabiranjan Maitra |
| Distributed by | Vinod Chopra Productions |
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Release date
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16 February 2007 |
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Running time
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109 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹250 million (US$3.7 million) |
| Box office | ₹420 million (US$6.2 million) |
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| Soundtrack album by Shantanu Moitra | ||||
| Released |
15 February 2007 (India)
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| Recorded | Unknown | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:26 | |||
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| Producer | Vinod Chopra Productions | |||
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Eklavya: The Royal Guard is a 2007 Bollywood drama film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra which was released in India, Netherlands, the United States, and the United Kingdom on 16 February 2007. It was a major box office disappointment as per the distributors and exhibitors.
It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Raima Sen, Jackie Shroff, Jimmy Shergill and Boman Irani. The film marks Vidhu Vinod Chopra's return to directing after seven years.
The film was chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars to be considered for nomination in the Best Foreign Film category for the year 2007.
Contemporary India. A majestic fort. A royal dynasty that no longer rules. A king without a kingdom. Yet Eklavya (Amitabh Bachchan), their royal guard, lives in a time warp. He lives only to protect the fort, the dynasty, and the king. For nine generations Eklavya's family has protected Devigarh, a centuries-old citadel in Rajasthan. His marksmanship is the stuff of legends. His unflinching loyalty inspires ballads. Eklavya has spent his entire life serving the royals and closely guarding their secrets but now he's getting old and increasingly blind. Unable to cope with the suffocating customs of his land, the heir, Prince Harshwardhan (Saif Ali Khan), has stayed away in London. But the sudden demise of the queen, Rani Suhasinidevi (Sharmila Tagore), forces the Prince back to the kingdom he had left behind. The queen leaves a letter for her son in which she tells him that his biological father is actually Eklavya.
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